Sharel Cassity & Elektra - Evolve

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 43:35
Size: 40,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:44) 1. Evolve
(5:35) 2. New Day
(6:24) 3. All Is Full of Love
(0:40) 4. Be the Change (Intro)
(5:26) 5. Be the Change
(3:52) 6. Wishing Star
(5:11) 7. The Here, the Now
(5:59) 8. Echoes of Home
(4:40) 9. Outlier

"With its R&B and funk grooves and rock and hip-hop energy, Evolve seems to wear its title as an imperative. Certainly it’s a long stride from alto saxophonist Sharel Cassity’s prior three records of straight-ahead swing. Yet it works; in fact, it triumphs....With any luck, Evolve will establish her as a household name among jazz audiences" Michael J. West, Jazz Times

Sharel Cassity explores new directions with her funky new project, "Elektra." A blend of soul, jazz, rock, gospel, hip hop & electronica, Elektra's mission is to create groove based and creative music that appeals to a general audience as well as the avid jazz listener. Cassity's writing for this project spans from originals to arrangements of popular songs by Bjork and Alicia Keys. Elektra is comprised of some of the most renowned musicians in the industry today. https://www.sharelcassity.com/product-page/autographed-copy-of-evolve

Personnel: Sharel Cassity - Saxes; Mark Whitfield - guitar; Miki Hayama - Keys; Linda Oh - bass; Jonathan Barber & Lucianna Padmore - drums; Ingrid Jensen, Marcus Printup, Freddie Hendrix - trumpet; Riza Printup - harp

Evolve

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Paco de Lucia - Fuente y Caudal

Styles: Guitar
Year: 1973
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:43
Size: 82,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:01) 1. Entre Dos Aguas
(4:16) 2. Aires Choqueros
(3:54) 3. Reflejo De Luna
(3:42) 4. Solera
(5:14) 5. Fuente Y Caudal
(5:48) 6. Cepa Andaluza
(3:35) 7. Los Pinares
(3:12) 8. Plaza De San Juan

Francisco Gustavo Sánchez Gómez (21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a "titanic figure in the world of flamenco guitar", and Dennis Koster, author of Guitar Atlas, Flamenco, has referred to de Lucía as "one of history's greatest guitarists".

De Lucía was noted for his fast and fluent picados (fingerstyle runs). A master of contrast, he often juxtaposed picados and rasgueados (flamenco strumming) with more sensitive playing and was known for adding abstract chords and scale tones to his compositions with jazz influences. These innovations saw him play a key role in the development of traditional flamenco and the evolution of new flamenco and Latin jazz fusion from the 1970s. He received acclaim for his recordings with flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla in the 1970s, recording ten albums which are considered some of the most important and influential in flamenco history.

Some of de Lucía's best known recordings include Río Ancho (later fused with Al Di Meola's Mediterranean Sundance), Entre dos aguas, La Barrosa, Ímpetu, Cepa Andaluza and Gloria al Niño Ricardo. His collaborations with guitarists John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Larry Coryell in the late 1970s saw him gain wider popularity outside his native Spain. De Lucía formed the Paco de Lucía Sextet in 1981 with his brothers, singer Pepe de Lucía and guitarist Ramón de Algeciras, and collaborated with jazz pianist Chick Corea on their 1990 album, Zyryab. In 1992, he performed live at Expo '92 in Seville and a year later on the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. After 2004 he greatly reduced his public performances, retiring from full touring, and typically only gave several concerts a year, usually in Spain and Germany and at European festivals during the summer months. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_Luc%C3%ADa

Fuente y Caudal

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Roxy Coss - Roxy Coss

Styles: Saxophone And Flute Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:28
Size: 139,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:25)  1. Wandering One
(5:53)  2. Lately
(7:25)  3. A New Time
(8:16)  4. Enlightenment
(6:58)  5. The Slow Ascent
(5:55)  6. The Cherry On Top
(9:02)  7. I Think So
(9:30)  8. July

With the exception of a few instrumentalists like pianist Mary Lou Williams, most women in the so called golden era of jazz were singers. That situation has changed in the last few years, with more and more extraordinaire female musicians entering the jazz scene. Bassist Esperanza Spalding, pianist Hiromi, drummer Cindy Blackman and saxophonist/clarinetist Anat Cohen are just a few examples of the quality of female jazz musicians today. Newcomer Roxy Coss should be consider for inclusion in that list. Coss is a saxophonist and flautist with a round, rich tone, and a composer well-versed in the jazz tradition. Coss' self-titled debut is a collection of original compositions, each one reflecting the diversity of influences in her music. Tracks like "Lately" and "July" can be classified as smooth jazz, while the funky sounds of "The Slow Accent" lean towards jazz fusion; but on "The Cherry On Top" and "Wandering One," the music is reminiscent of the Miles Davis/John Coltrane recordings. 

Like most tenor saxophonists there is a Coltrane influence in Coss' sound, especially in her scalar approach to improvisation. And just like Coltrane, Coss achieves a perfect balance of lyricism and intensity in her improvisations through a superb sense of timing, rhythmic and harmonic structure. As a flautist she is equally impressive in the Latin-influenced "A New Time." Roxy Coss is a promising debut from a multitalented young musician. ~ Wilbert Sostre https://www.allaboutjazz.com/roxy-coss-roxy-coss-self-produced-review-by-wilbert-sostre.php

Personnel: Roxy Coss: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute. Kate Miller: trumpet, flugelhorn. Ryan Brennan: guitar. Justin Kauflin: piano, Rhodes. Kellen Harrison:bass. Shawn Baltazor: drums, percussion.

Roxy Coss

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Terra Hazelton - Anybody's Baby

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:33
Size: 160,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:41)  1. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(3:43)  2. Sugar Blues (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(5:13)  3. Anybody's Baby (Feat. Jeff Healey)
(0:25)  4. Laughter Has Vitamin A, B, & D (Feat. Jeff Healey)
(3:41)  5. On Revival Day (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(4:27)  6. Let's Do It (Feat. Jeff Healey - Marty Grosz - Dan Levinson - Vince Giordano)
(4:54)  7. Take It Right Back (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(3:11)  8. Now & Then (Feat. Chris Gale - William Sperandei)
(6:28)  9. Long John Blues (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(3:15) 10. Ain't He Sweet? (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(5:11) 11. I'm Just A Lucky So & So (Feat. Chris Gale - William Sperandei)
(4:06) 12. Was That The Human Thing To Do? (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(4:56) 13. The Spinach Song (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(5:00) 14. The Gentleman Is A Dope (Feat. Waylen Miki - Clinton Ryder)
(3:18) 15. Sunday (Feat. Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards)
(3:28) 16. Long As I'm Movin' (Feat. Jeff Healey - Dave Murphy - Al Webster - Alec Fraser)
(2:26) 17. What Do I Care For The Moon?

Originally from B.C., Terra grew up mostly in Calgary. Terra became involved in professional theatre and comedy at the ripe age of 14, studying with Keith Johnstone (Theatresports™)  and Dennis Cahill at the Internationally acclaimed Loose Moose Theatre Company.“The Loose Moose Theatre Co. gave me all the tools I need to be a versatile performer,” she says. “Having the opportunity to start studying there at 14 allowed me to grow not only as an actor and improvisor but also as a human being.  Fellow improvisor and acclaimed Canadian actress Rebecca Northan once told me “Live life like you improvise take risks”.  

That advice stuck with me from the start.”  By age 16, she was teaching improvisation, performing regularly in kids’ shows, improv shows, and experimental theatre.  At 18, she enrolled in the prestigious American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City, with hopes of pursuing a career on Broadway. At 20 Hazelton moved to Toronto in pursuit of a career in improv and theatre.  One night she was handed a guitar and asked to fulfill the show’s musical component by writing and performing three funny songs. Three chords later, she was on a career path she had never anticipated. Terra moved from performing silly songs in a cabaret setting to forming her own band, leaning towards being a rock chick extraordinaire. She began sitting in with the long-running Melody Ranch afternoon matinee at the Brunswick House in Toronto, where famed singer/guitarist Jeff Healey happened to hear her sing one lucky Saturday. Healey himself was moving into new musical territory after opening a night club and following his love of traditional jazz with his own Saturday matinée band, the Jazz Wizards, with whom he played trumpet as well as guitar.  

He hired Terra to be the group’s permanent featured vocalist which gave her the opportunity to tour nationally and promote her debut record “Anybody’s Baby” (Healeyophonic, 2004) which Healey produced himself and plays on most tracks. Now a staple on the Toronto Jazz Scene, Terra Hazelton leads her own band, ‘Terra Hazelton & Her Easy Answers’, and is also a member of other notable ensembles. These include The Hogtown Syncopators where she sings and plays snare drum along with violinist Drew Jurecka, bassist James Thomson, guitarist Jay Danley and pianist Richard Whiteman.  The Hogtown Syncopatorsare the only band that can be found every week at Toronto’s premier jazz venue, The Rex, appearing Fridays from 4-6pm.  You can also catch Terra singing with the fabulous Royal Jelly Orchestra of Jaymz Bee (Jazz.Fm) fame, and with the 10-Piece Jivebombers featuring Alex Dean and Chuck Jackson.  In February of 2009, Terra joined and toured with with Juno Award winner (2008) Brandi Disterheft’s band.  The tour was across Canada including up to the glorious Yukon;  Terra was pleased to tour more with Brandi in the summer of 2009, hitting just about every major Jazz Festival across Canada, including opening for Dave Brubeck in Toronto. More Bio ~ http://www.terrahazelton.com/bio/

Anybody's Baby

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Olivia Trummer - For You

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:15
Size: 115,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:27) 1. Thirsty in the Bathtub
(4:10) 2. Ever Changing Heart
(4:38) 3. One Way Streets
(5:27) 4. Your Love Is Free
(3:54) 5. New Start
(3:51) 6. For You
(5:27) 7. Piece of Love
(5:26) 8. Walking on One Way Streets
(5:35) 9. Fall Song
(5:16) 10. Road to Peace
(3:00) 11. Undress Me

Olivia Trummer is a German Jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer. She studied jazz piano and classical piano at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart and completed a master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music. Trummer is releasing her new album called For You. The multi-award-winning Trummer takes us through eleven tracks that demonstrate her virtuosity as a composer and interpreter. Her rich musical imagination, her feeling for improvisation and harmonies, and her expressive voice – everything fits together here. The pianist and singer are joined by Rosario Bonaccorso on double bass and Nicola Angelucci on drums. Apart from leading several projects of her own, she is a member of Kurt Rosenwinkel’s “Caipi “band that has toured extensively through America, Canada, Europe, China, and Japan. Rosenwinkel makes a guest appearance on three selections on the album.

“Ever Changing Heart” combines her vivid singing and performance presence with her unique compositional style. Rosenwinkel’s contribution to the track is musical and lyrical. The form is complex and features a catchy melody. Rosenwinkel’s solo and singing guitar tone add much to the song’s appeal, and his style fits beautifully with Trummer’s compositional style. This composition shows why Trummer is considered internationally to be one of the most exciting jazz musicians of her generation.

“Piece of Love” is an example of Trummer combining jazz with classical and pop sensibilities. She hey transforms the lyrics through a glowing harmonic progression. The backing vocals add to the setting and answer Trummer’s call in the central theme. Trummer’s piano solo is powerful as she works within vernacular traditions of jazz and sings along with her piano. She is very much at home constructing emotive characters in her lyrics, which pulls the listener into her musical world.

Trummer’s For You displays an artist pushing her boundaries and exploring a wide range of dynamics that have many powerful moments. Her personal view on love and letting go while arbitrating between heart and mind is presented with rhythmically and harmonically adventurous compositions flowing between jazz, pop, and singer-songwriter.~ Jeff Beckerhttps://jazzsensibilities.com/jazz-vocals/olivia-trummer-for-you-review/

For You

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